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Trump secures pay increase for wildland firefighters while DOGE fires critical support staff

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Wildland firefighters will keep a 4-year-old pay hike under a GOP -led spending bill signed by President Trump .

But many worry that mass federal worker firings will leave the nation more vulnerable to wildfires.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum credited Trump with securing the pay increase in a post on the social media site X.com.

The pay raise comes as Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has cut about 3,400 workers.

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